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Title: Re: "Irregardless" now a Miriam-Webster word.
Post by: Dr.Rev.DelmarMacReady on July 13, 2020, 03:48:08 pm
Does it have an emoji yet ?
Was another word cancelled and sent to gulag to make space for this new word ?

I have been trying to catch up on the Party’s mandates for woke newspeak, but around the house I have resorted to Pidgin English as it works on my Stimensins.
Irregardless ....hummmm... Dispela tok no wok long may

So,  irregardless can now be used in Scrabble ; until it’s deemed offensive .
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/07/10/scrabble-players-association-removes-236-offensive-words/

I looked, the closest thing I could find was what I can assume is a turd. But I think that's already being used to represent the Bill of Rights.
Title: Re: "Irregardless" now a Miriam-Webster word.
Post by: Tadfafty on July 12, 2020, 11:01:27 pm
doubleplusungood
Title: Re: "Irregardless" now a Miriam-Webster word.
Post by: J.Jackson on July 10, 2020, 05:41:39 pm
Does it have an emoji yet ?
Was another word cancelled and sent to gulag to make space for this new word ?

I have been trying to catch up on the Party’s mandates for woke newspeak, but around the house I have resorted to Pidgin English as it works on my Stimensins.
Irregardless ....hummmm... Dispela tok no wok long may

So,  irregardless can now be used in Scrabble ; until it’s deemed offensive .
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/07/10/scrabble-players-association-removes-236-offensive-words/
Title: Re: "Irregardless" now a Miriam-Webster word.
Post by: txlabman on July 09, 2020, 05:27:32 pm
The only thing worse is:

PHYSICALITY
Title: Re: "Irregardless" now a Miriam-Webster word.
Post by: Steam Technology on July 09, 2020, 04:50:59 pm
So according to the description it means 'regard' as 2 negatives make a positive.
Title: Re: "Irregardless" now a Miriam-Webster word.
Post by: classixs on July 09, 2020, 04:14:52 pm
 ???


Had to Google that one as well  ::)
Title: Re: "Irregardless" now a Miriam-Webster word.
Post by: Stoker on July 09, 2020, 04:08:32 pm
The language is changing expodentially. 🤔

I recommend that you seriously consider the cerebral lameness of the source on that one.

Languages always change some, through time, but sadly ours seems to be changing rapidly from dumb to dumber ..... and even beyond that to dumberer!!!
Title: Re: "Irregardless" now a Miriam-Webster word.
Post by: Dr.Rev.DelmarMacReady on July 09, 2020, 03:12:27 pm
The language is changing expodentially. 🤔
Title: Re: "Irregardless" now a Miriam-Webster word.
Post by: classixs on July 09, 2020, 02:14:08 pm
I had to Google it, to find the exact meaning/reason/use of it (https://emoji.tapatalk-cdn.com/emoji28.png)

Seems we aren´t the only ones wondering, seing these Q&A´s on Merriam Webster:

Is 'irregardless' a word?
Yes. It may not be a word that you like, or a word that you would use in a term paper, but irregardless certainly is a word. It has been in use for well over 200 years, employed by a large number of people across a wide geographic range and with a consistent meaning. That is why we, and well-nigh every other dictionary of modern English, define this word. Remember that a definition is not an endorsement of a word's use.

Does 'irregardless' mean the same thing as 'regardless'?
Yes. We define irregardless as "regardless." Many people find irregardless to be a nonsensical word, as the ir- prefix usually functions to indicates negation; however, in this case it appears to function as an intensifier. Similar ir- words, while rare, do exist in English, including irremediless (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irremediless?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=rich_results&utm_content=FAQ) ("remediless"), irresistless ("resistless") and irrelentlessly ("relentlessly).
Title: Re: "Irregardless" now a Miriam-Webster word.
Post by: Stoker on July 09, 2020, 01:58:20 pm
Perhaps not yet .... but it will
Title: Re: "Irregardless" now a Miriam-Webster word.
Post by: Hero on July 09, 2020, 11:55:46 am
I know just what you mean ..... but I'm afraid we've bought the E-Ticket and have no choice but to ride it out all the way to our own demise!

Irregardless of the consequences....😜

(BTW, Merriam-Webster may recognise this, but my spelling checker does not. For once, I have some regard for the spelling checker!)
Title: Re: "Irregardless" now a Miriam-Webster word.
Post by: Stoker on July 09, 2020, 11:37:28 am
I know just what you mean ..... but I'm afraid we've bought the E-Ticket and have no choice but to ride it out all the way to our own demise!
Title: "Irregardless" now a Miriam-Webster word.
Post by: Dr.Rev.DelmarMacReady on July 09, 2020, 11:09:37 am
Ugh. Stop the ride, please. I'd like to get off.